938 - عَلاماتُ المُسرِفِ‏

938. Distinguishing Characteristics of A WASTEFUL PERSON

2987.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أمّا علامةُ المُسرِفِ فأربَعةٌ : الفَخرُ بالباطِلِ ، ويَأكُلُ ما لَيسَ عِندَهُ ، ويَزهَدُ في اصطِناعِ المَعروفِ ، ويُنكِرُ مَن لا يَنتَفِعُ بِشَي‏ءٍ مِنهُ .¹

2987.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There are four characteristics distinguishing a wasteful person: pride in his wrongdoing, eating that which does not belong to him, refraining from acts of courtesy, and refusal to acknowledge anyone who is of no use to him.' ²

2988.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ مِنَ السَّرَفِ أن تَأكُلَ كُلَّ ما اشتَهَيتَ .³

2988.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Eating anything and everything that one desires is wasting.' ⁴

2989.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إعطاءُ المالِ في غَيرِ حَقِّهِ تَبذيرٌ وإسرافٌ .⁵

2989.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The giving of wealth to an undeserving cause is squandering and wasting.' ⁶

2990.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - وقد سألهُ اسحاقُ بن عمّار - : يكونُ للمؤمِنِ عَشرَةُ أقْمِصَةٍ؟ قالَ : نَعَم ، قلتُ : وَعِشرينَ ؟ قالَ : نَعَم ، وليسَ ذلكَ مِنَ السَّرَفِ ، إنّما السَّرَفُ أن تَجعَلَ ثَوبَ صَونِكَ ثَوبَ بِذْلَتِكَ .⁷

2990. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked by Ishaq b. Ammar, 'Can a believer own ten shirts?' To which he replied, 'Yes.' 'What about twenty?' to which he replied, 'Yes. And no, that would not be wasting, for indeed wasting is when you wear your formal finery as casual wear at home.' ⁸

2991.الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام : إنَّ للسَّخاءِ مِقداراً ، فإن زادَ علَيهِ فهُو سَرَفٌ .⁹

2991.Imam al-Askari (AS) said, 'Generosity has a set limit, and if taken to extremes becomes squandering.' ¹⁰